Patrón Classic Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 ozPatrón Silver
  • ozPatrón Citrónge Orange
  • .75 ozFresh lime juice
  • .25 ozSimple syrup
  • Lime wedge for garnish
  • Kosher salt (optional)

Directions:

  1. Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice to chill.
  2. Strain onto fresh ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
  3. Optionally, salt half the rim of the glass with kosher salt.

Luby’s Tortilla Soup

Ingredients:

  • 3 quarts chicken stock
  • 12 oz can whole peeled tomatoes
  • 2 3/4 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tbl salt
  • 2 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 12 oz can cream style corn
  • 3 1/2 cups shredded American cheese (8 slices)
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup cool water
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion, white fine chopped
  • Corn tortillas, 6 cut 1″x3″

Directions:

  1. Bring broth to a boil
  2. Crush tomatoes by hand and, along with juice, add to broth.
  3. Add cumin, garlic, salt, pepper, corn and cheese.  Bring to boil.
  4. Dissolve cornstarch in cup of cool water in a small bowl.  Add to boiling soup slowly while stirring constantly.
  5. Simmer 10 minutes.
  6. While soup simmers, saute ground beef with onion.  Drain grease.
  7. Turn soup off.  Add cooked beef mixture and corn tortillas.

Serve with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and cooked tortilla chips.

Source: CopyKat.com

Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/8 tsp garlic
  • 12 cups water
  • 1 cup diced carrot
  • 3 tbl chicken bouillon
  • 1/2 tsp marjoram leaves
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 oz medium egg noodles
  • 4 cups diced chicken
  • 1 tbl chopped parsley
  • 1/2 – 1 jar diced pimento
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch if thickening is preferred

Ingredients:

  1. In a large Dutch oven, sauté all vegetables in butter until tender
  2. Add remaining ingredients except noodles, parsley and pimentos
  3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes
  4. Remove bay leaf, add noodles, parsley and pimentos
  5. Cook 10 minutes longer or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally

Source: Charlotte Gilchrest

Nanny’s Tea Cakes

Cream:

  • 2 sticks butter or oleo (I use butter)
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar

Mix:

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Add to cream mixture:

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  1. Add the two eggs to creamed butter and sugar then add vanilla.
  2. Slowly add flour mixture. It will be stiff but mix until all is moistened.
  3. Drop by tsp. on parchment paper or greased cookie sheet.
  4. Bake at 375 degrees until light brown, about 12-15 mins.

Source: Doris Cooper

Mom’s Rump Roast

Ingredients:

  • Rump Roast
  • 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup or Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • Flour
  • Garlic Salt
  • Pepper

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in cast iron skillet
  2. Sprinkle garlic salt and pepper to cover roast then roll in flour.
  3. Sear on all sides in hot oil
  4. Add 1 can of soup pouring on top of roast.
  5. Add 1/2 cup water if needed
  6. Cook 1 hour, then cut roast in half.
  7. Cook for at least 4-5 hours on low simmer or until done.

Source: Reba Cooper

Nanny’s Carrot Cake 🥕

Cake:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 ¼ cup oil
  • 4 sm eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Beat eggs & vanilla.  Mix in sugar & oil.
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp real salt or 1 tsp imitation salt
  • 1 ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp soda
Mix dry ingredients together then add to wet mixture. Fold in carrots.
  • 3 cups grated carrots.
Divide batter evenly into 3 round cake pans.  Either well greased pans or cut wax paper and line bottom. Bake at 350 for 25 -35 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1 – 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Let cream cheese & butter soften to room temperature.  Mix together cream cheese, butter & vanilla.  
  • 1 box powder sugar (16 oz.)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
Add powdered sugar to wet mixture.  Fold in pecans last.  Ice all layers of cake.

Source: Doris Cooper